Michael Brook
Michael Brook (* 1952 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a Canadian musician , guitarist and record producer .
He is best known for his publications in the field of ambient and his participation in numerous film scores . His visually influenced musical style is characterized by a great willingness to experiment and rather unusual timbres.
Over time he has worked with a number of artists including Brian Eno , Daniel Lanois , Pakistani musician Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan , Sinéad O'Connor , The Edge , Jon Hassell , Pieter Nooten (formerly Clan of Xymox ), David Sylvian and many others.
Michael Brook developed the Infinite Guitar , which among other things makes it possible to lengthen the tone played on an electric guitar as required. In addition to his own copy, there are two more owned by Daniel Lanois and The Edge. The latter also used the Infinite Guitar with his band U2 ; For example, With or Without You (from the album The Joshua Tree , 1987) is a famous audio sample of Brook's idea of an "infinite guitar".
Discography (selection)
- 1985: Hybrid (with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois )
- 1987: Sleeps With the Fishes (with Pieter Nooten)
- 1990: Mustt Mustt (with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan )
- 1992: Cobalt Blue
- 1993: Live at the Aquarium
- 1995: Dream (with U. Shrinivas )
- 1996: Night Song (with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan )
- 1998: Black Rock (with Dschiwan Gasparjan )
Filmography (selection)
- 1992: The Fires of Kuwait
- 1997: The Hunted (Affliction)
- 1997: Albino alligator
- 2006: Why the electric car had to die (Who Killed the Electric Car?)
- 2006: An Inconvenient Truth
- 2007: Into the Wild
- 2009: Road, Movie
- 2010: Wrecked - without any memory (Wrecked)
- 2010: Country Strong
- 2010: The Fighter
- 2011: Unbeaten (Undefeated)
- 2012: Forever Love (The Vow)
- 2012: Maybe Better Tomorrow (The Perks of Being a Wallflower)
- 2013: Cas & Dylan
- 2014: César Chávez
- 2015: Brooklyn - A Love Between Two Worlds (Brooklyn)
- 2016: Tallulah
- 2016: All We Had
- 2017: Stronger
- 2017: My Days of Mercy
- 2017: The brilliant Mademoiselle Neïla (Le brio)
- 2018: Giant Little Ones
- since 2019: Good Trouble (TV series)
Web links
- Michael Brook in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Fansite Breakdown ( Memento from February 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- Michael Brook at MusicBrainz (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brook, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian musician and record producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toronto , Ontario |